Kitui County
Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. It lies between latitudes 0°10 South and 3°0 South and longitudes 37°50 East and 39°0 East. Kitui County shares its borders with seven counties; Tharaka-Nithi and Meru to the north, Embu to the northwest, Machakos and Makueni to the west, Tana River to the east and southeast, and Taita-Taveta to the south. History The name Kitui means 'a place where iron goods are made'. The Kamba iron-smiths who settled in the county many years before the colonial period are the ones who named the area Kitui. Demographics Kitui county has a total population of 1,136,187 of which 549,003 are males, 587,151 females and33 intersex persons. There are 262,942 household with an average household size of 4.3 persons per household and a population de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya at 13,747 square kilometres. Situated in a semi-arid area previously known as the Taru Desert it opened in April 1948, and is located near the town of Voi in the Taita-Taveta County of the former Coast Province. The park is divided into east and west sections by the A109 road and a railway. Named for the Tsavo River, which flows west to east through the national park, it borders the Chyulu Hills National Park, and the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania. Geography Inside Tsavo East National Park, the Athi and Tsavo rivers converge to form the Galana River. Most of the park consists of semi-arid grasslands and savanna. It is considered one of the world's biodiversity strongholds, and its popularity is mostly due to the vast amounts of diverse wildlife that can be seen, including the famous 'big five' consisting of lion, black rhino, cape buffalo, elephant and leopard. The park is also home to a great var ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Enoch Wambua
Enoch () ''Henṓkh''; ar, أَخْنُوخ ', Qur'ān.html"_;"title="ommonly_in_Qur'ān">ommonly_in_Qur'ānic_literature__'_is_a_biblical_figure_and_Patriarchs_(Bible).html" "title="Qur'ānic_literature.html" ;"title="Qur'ān.html" ;"title="ommonly in Qur'ān">ommonly in Qur'ānic literature">Qur'ān.html" ;"title="ommonly in Qur'ān">ommonly in Qur'ānic literature ' is a biblical figure and Patriarchs (Bible)">patriarch prior to Noah's flood, and the son of Jared (biblical figure), Jared and father of Methuselah. He was of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (), which is interpreted as Enoch's entering heaven alive in some Jewish and Christian traditions, and interpreted differently in others. Enoch is the subject of many Jewish and Christian traditions. He was considered the author of the Book of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charity Ngilu
Charity Kaluki Ngilu (born 28 January 1952) is a Kenyan politician and the second governor elected for Kitui County. She unsuccessfully vied to be President of the Republic of Kenya in 1997. She served as Minister for Health from 2003 until 2007 and Minister of Water and Irrigation from April 2008 to 2013. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development from 2013 until 2015. Ngilu was born in Mbooni, Makueni District in 1952. She was educated at Alliance Girls High School, then worked as a secretary for Central Bank of Kenya, before becoming an entrepreneur. She acted as a director of a plastics extrusion factory. Along with Joyce Laboso and Anne Waiguru, Ngilu is one of three women who became Kenya's first female governors in 2017. Political life Ngilu was elected to represent the Kitui central constituency seat in 1992 on a Democratic Party ticket. She was reelected to the same seat and ran for president in the 1997 general election on a Social ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mwingi West Constituency
Mwingi West is a constituency in the eastern region of the republic of Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. .... the current member of the 13th parliament of mwingi west constituency is Hon. Nguna, Charles Ngusya References Constituencies in Kitui County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mwingi North Constituency
Mwingi North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. It used to be one of two constituencies in Mwingi District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The immediate former MP of Mwingi North MP was Kalonzo Musyoka Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (born 24 December 195is a Kenyan politician who was the tenth Vice-President of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. Musyoka served in the government under the late President Daniel arap Moi and was List of Foreign Ministers of Ke ..., the former vice-president of Kenya. He had represented the Kitui North Constituency, which was split before the 1997 elections. Members of Parliament Locations and wards References External links Map of the constituency {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kitui County Constituencies in Eastern Province (Kenya) 1997 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1997 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mwingi Central Constituency
Mwingi Central is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County and includes the former constituency of Mwingi South. Since 2017, Gideon Mutemi Mulyungi has represented the constituency in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre .... References Constituencies in Kitui County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kitui West Constituency
Kitui West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. ..., which was established for the 1966 elections. Members of Parliament Wards References {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kitui County Constituencies in Eastern Province (Kenya) 1966 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1966 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kitui South Constituency
Kitui South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. At the 1988 and 1992 elections it was known as Mutomo Constituency. The constituency has six wards, all electing Members of County Assembly for the Kitui County Government. Members of Parliament Wards References {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kitui County Constituencies in Eastern Province (Kenya) 1963 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1963 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kitui Rural Constituency
Kitui Rural Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established and gazetted in 2012 by the IEBC in readiness for the 2013 elections. Members of Parliament Wards {, class="wikitable" , - , colspan="2", Wards , - , colspan="2", , - !Ward !Registered Voters , - , Kisasi , , 12, 284 , - , Mbitini , , 10, 624 , - , Kwa Vonza / Yatta , , 16, 620 , - , Kanyangi , , 10, 086 , - , Total , , 49, 614 , - , colspan="2", {{smaller, *August 2017. See also * Kitui West Constituency *Kitui South Constituency * Kitui Central Constituency *Kitui East Constituency * Mwingi North Constituency *Mwingi Central Constituency *Mwingi West Constituency Mwingi West is a constituency in the eastern region of the republic of Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although .. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kitui East Constituency
Kitui East Constituency, formerly Mutito Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. The constituency has seven wards, all electing Members of County Assembly for the Kitui County Assembly. Members of Parliament Locations and wards Universities in Kitui County Welcome to thSouth Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) The University is a fully fledged University located at Kwa vonza Kitui County References {{coord missing, Kenya Kitui County Constituencies in Eastern Province (Kenya) 1988 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1988 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kitui Central Constituency
Kitui Central Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. Members of Parliament Wards References {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Kitui County Constituencies in Eastern Province (Kenya) 1963 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1963 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |